Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco

Douglas Fir

Thompson - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505

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Scientific name: Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
USDA symbol: PSMEM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Douglas Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Decoction of branches and twigs used as a purifying body wash in sweathouse.

RECRD: 92751 id: 31207

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